The Art of Lord Leighton

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Frederic, Lord Leighton was the most prominent painter of Victorian England'srtistic renaissance. His works combine the grand academic style with aensuous delight in the human form and a feeling for colour.

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and light.;eighton created the most elaborate figurative paintings of mythological,istorical and literary subjects, as well as landscapes influenced by hisuropean upbringing and training. As a powerful president of the Royalcademy, his passionate interest in painting revitalized British art in theineteenth century and marks his out as a genius of his age. This monographrovides a commentary on Leighton's career and a gallery of the artist'sinest works.